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Coast Guard rescues Canadian cargo ship frozen in lake for days
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U.S. Coast Guard works to break ice around massive Canadian ship trapped on Lake Erie
Coast Guard works to free 663-foot ship trapped in Lake Erie ice near Buffalo
A Canadian freighter became icebound in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall while departing Buffalo, New York, requiring help from a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.
The U.S. Coast Guard has requested assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard. CCGS Samuel Risley, a 229-foot icebreaker, is on its way from Windsor.
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New video shows Canadian freighter stuck in Lake Erie iceA Canadian cargo freighter which was stuck in a frozen lake for days was freed on Saturday (25). The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel carrying 17 crew members, became stuck in ice on Lake Erie off the coast of Buffalo,
It’s unclear how long it might take to cut the Canadian freighter Manitoulin out of the Lake Erie ice, which is thick this year.
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Coast Guard working to free freighter stuck in Lake Erie iceAccording to the Associated Press, the Manitoulin, a 663-foot freighter, had dropped off a load of wheat Wednesday in Buffalo, New York, and left port to return to Sarnia, Ontario, only to be caught in rapidly forming ice later that morning near the Buffalo shoreline.
The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel, remained stuck just offshore of Buffalo, New York for the second day on Thursday. An ice-cutting barge, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, was dispatched earlier today to help free the freighter from the snow and ice field.
The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo, New York, and was heading back to Canada, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said.
The Coast Guard suspended ice-cutting operations for the night after making some progress and moving the ship slightly Thursday evening.
A Canadian cargo freighter which was stuck in a frozen lake for days was freed on Saturday (25). The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel carrying 17 crew members, became stuck in ice on Lake Erie off the coast of Buffalo,
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days.
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